EP0755259B1 - CLONES D'ADNc CHIMERES DU VIRUS DE LA BURSITE INFECTIEUSE, PRODUITS D'EXPRESSION ET VACCINS A BASE DESDITS CLONES - Google Patents

CLONES D'ADNc CHIMERES DU VIRUS DE LA BURSITE INFECTIEUSE, PRODUITS D'EXPRESSION ET VACCINS A BASE DESDITS CLONES Download PDF

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EP0755259B1
EP0755259B1 EP95914198A EP95914198A EP0755259B1 EP 0755259 B1 EP0755259 B1 EP 0755259B1 EP 95914198 A EP95914198 A EP 95914198A EP 95914198 A EP95914198 A EP 95914198A EP 0755259 B1 EP0755259 B1 EP 0755259B1
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  • the present invention provides chimeric IBDV immunogens which actively protect against virulent and lethal challenge by Classic and variant IBDV strains, and methods for obtaining vaccines containing these chimeric immunogens and vaccines.
  • IBDV Infectious bursal disease virus
  • IBD infectious bursal disease
  • Serotype 1 viruses are pathogenic to chickens and differ markedly in their virulence ( Winterfield et al (1978) "Avian Dis.” 5:253-260), whereas serotype 2 viruses, isolated from turkeys, are avirulent for chickens ( Ismail et al (1988) "Avian Dis.”, 32:757-759; Kibenge (1991) "Virology” 184:437-440).
  • IBDV is a member of the Birnaviridae family and its genome consists of two segments of double-stranded RNA ( Dobos et al (1979) "J. Virol.”, 32:593-605).
  • the smaller segment B (-2800bp) encodes VP1, the dsRNA polymerase.
  • the larger genomic segment A (-3000bp) encodes a 110 kDa precursor polyprotein in a single open reading frame (ORF) that is processed into mature VP2, VP3 and VP4 ( Azad et al (1985) "Virology” 143:35-44). From a small ORF partly overlapping with the polyprotein ORF, segment A can also encode VP5, a 17 Kda protein of unknown function ( Kibenge et al (1991) "J. Gen. Virol.”, 71:569-577).
  • VP2 and VP3 are the major structural proteins of the virion, VP2 is the major host-protective immunogen and causes induction of neutralizing antibodies ( Becht et al (1988) "J. Gen. Virol.” 69:631-640; Fahey et al (1989) "J. Gen. Virol.”, 70:1473-1481).
  • VP3 is considered to be a group-specific antigen because it is recognized by monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) directed against VP3 from strains of both serotype 1 and 2 ( Becht et al (1988) "J. Gen. Virol.”, 69:631-640).
  • VP4 is a virus-coded protease and is involved in the processing of the precursor protein ( Jagadish et al (1988) "J. Virol.”, 62: 1084-1087).
  • IBD - infectious bursal disease as described above.
  • IBDV infectious bursal disease virus, a virus capable of, at a minimum, inducing lesions in the bursa of Fabricius in infected poultry.
  • Epitopic Determinants amino acids or amino acid sequences which correspond to epitopes recognized by one or more monoclonal antibodies. Presence of the amino acid or amino acid sequence at the proper ORF location causes the polypeptide to exhibit the corresponding epitope. An epitopic determinant is identified by amino acid(s) identity and sequence location.
  • Conformational Epitopes - epitopes induced, in part or in whole, by the quaternary (three-dimensional) structure of an IBDV polypeptide. Conformational epitopes may strengthen binding between an IBDV and a monoclonal antibody, or induce binding whereas the same sequence, lacking the conformational epitope, would not induce binding between the antibody and the IBDV polypeptide at all.
  • Virus-Like Particles - three-dimensional particles of natural or recombinant amino acid sequences mimicking the three-dimensional structure of IBDV (encoded by the large genome segment A) but lacking viral RNA.
  • Virus-like particles exhibit conformational epitopes exhibited by native viruses of similar sequence.
  • Virus-like particles are created by the proper expression of DNA encoding VP2, VP4, VP3 structural proteins in a proper ORF.
  • Recombinant, immunogenic polypeptides exhibiting the epitopes of two or more native IBDV, as well as recombinant virus-like particles exhibiting the epitopes of two or more native IBDV and conformational epitopes are effective immunogens for vaccines which can be used to confer protection against a wide variety of IBDV challenge in inoculated poultry.
  • the recombinant polypeptides and virus-like particles are obtained by the expression of chimeric DNA prepared by the insertion, in the VP2 region of a base IBDV, of epitopic determinants for at least a second IBDV. This is most easily done by substitution of the genetic epitopic determinants for the amino acids identities and locations reflected in Figure 7.
  • the genetic epitopic determinant for the differing second IBDV is inserted in place of the genetic epitopic determinant at that location of the base IBDV.
  • An example, combining epitopic determinants from the D78, E/Del 22 and DS326 IBDV into the base GLS IBDV is set forth in Figure 1.
  • one DNA sequence can be prepared with genetic epitopic determinants for a plurality of native IBDV.
  • recombinant plasmids can be inserted into a variety of packaging/expression vector, including baculovirus , fowlpox virus, Herpes virus of turkeys, adenovirus and similar transfection vectors.
  • the vectors can be used to infect conventional expression cells, such as SF9 cells, chicken embryo fibroblast cell lines, chicken embryo kidney cells, vero cells and similar expression vehicles. Methods of transfection, and methods of expression, as well as plasmid insertion into transfection vehicles, are well known and do not constitute an aspect of the invention, per se.
  • the expression of the chimeric cDNA of the invention generate immunogenic polypeptides which reflect epitopes of a plurality of native IBDV, and the expression of a recombinant VP2, VP4, VP3 cDNA segment, with the VP2 region again comprising genetic epitopic determinants for at least two native IBDV give rise to immunogenic virus-like particles.
  • the immunogenic polypeptides and virus-like particles can be harvested using conventional techniques ( Dobos et al , "J. Virol.”, 32:593-605 (1979)).
  • the polypeptides and virus-like particles can be used to prepare vaccines which will confer protection on inoculated poultry, in particular, chickens, and in a preferred embodiment, broiler chickens, protection against challenge from each IBDV bearing an epitope reflected in the plurality of epitopic determinants present in the inoculum.
  • a single immunogen gives rise to immunity against a variety of IBDV, each IBDV whose genetic epitopic determinant has been incorporated in the chimeric cDNA.
  • the administration of the vaccines can be effectively done according to well-established procedures.
  • U.S. Patent 5,064,646 methods are described for the effective inoculation of chicks based on the then novel isolation of GLS IBDV. Similar administration and dosage regimens can be employed herein.
  • the vaccines may therefor be prepared by simple incorporation of the immunogenic polypeptides and virus-like particles in a pharmaceutical carrier, typically a suspension or mixture. Appropriate dosage values are best determined through routine trial and error techniques, given the different antibody titers induced and/or the quantity of different epitopes present which will induce complete cross-immunity to virulent challenge.
  • pharmacologically acceptable carriers such as a phosphate buffered saline, cell culture medium, Marek's virus vaccine diluent oil adjuvants and other adjuvants, etc.
  • Administration is preferably done to hens entering egg laying periods which provides induction of antibody which is passively transferred through the egg to the chick to prevent early invention by virulent field strength IBDV.
  • the recombinant vaccine may be delivered in a replicating vector at any time in a chicken's life span, preferably at one day of age.
  • the level of protection may be improved by a second inoculation.
  • GLS, DS326 and STC strains of IBDV were propagated in the bursa of specific-pathogen-free chickens (SPAFAS, Inc., Norwich, CT, USA).
  • Tissue culture adapted E/Del-22, D78 and OH (serotype 2) strains of IBDV were propagated in primary chicken embryo fibroblast cells derived from 10-day-old embryonated eggs (SPAFAS, Inc.) and purified as described ( Snyder et al (1988a) "Avian Dis.”, 32:527-534).
  • the first one which is most distant from the others, is serotype 2 OH strain, and the second one is the geographically distant Australian serotype 1 strain (002-73).
  • the third lineage consists of four distinct groups.
  • the first and second group include highly pathogenic strains, namely, standard challenge (STC) strain from U. S. and the British field strain (52/70).
  • the third group comprises all the European strains: the vaccine strains D78 (Holland), PBG98 (U.K.), and mildly pathogenic strain Cu-1 (Germany).
  • the fourth group consists of the U.S. variant strains in which E/Del forms a different subgroup.
  • the groups formed by the phylogenetic analysis correlate very well with the Mabs reactivity patterns (see Table 1). As shown in Figure 4, all the U.S. variant viruses which lack the B69 epitope form a distinct group, whereas all the classic viruses containing a B69 epitope form another group (except PBG98).
  • closely related GLS and DS326 strains containing a common Mab 57 epitope and lacking an R63 epitope could be separated from the other variant E/Del strain.
  • a recombinant baculovirus which expresses a chimeric VP2, VP3 and VP4 structural proteins of the GLS strain was constructed and assessed.
  • the recombinant baculovirus expressed a chimeric VP2 protein incorporating all Mab defined GLS neutralization sites, as well as one neutralization site (B69) which is specific for Classic strains of IBDV in the form of a VP2-VP4-VP3 segment.
  • plasmid pB69GLS was completely digested with Bst EII enzyme and partially with the Bam HI enzyme, combined with the NheI-BstEII fragment (derived from plasmid pGLSBacI, see Vakharia et al (1993) "J. Gen.
  • Spodoptera frugiperda SF9 cells infected at a multiplicity of 5 PFU per cell with the I-7 recombinant baculovirus, were propagated as suspension cultures in one liter flasks containing Hink's TNM-FH medium (JHR Biosciences, Lenxa, KS) supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum at 28°C for 3 to 4 days.
  • the infected cells were recovered by low speed centrifugation, washed two times with PBS, and resuspended in a minimum volume of PBS.
  • the cell slurry was sonicated on and ice bath three times for 1 min, with 2 min intervals and clarified by low speed centrifugation.
  • the antigenic mass of the I-7 recombinant preparation was adjusted by dilution to be the same as the V-IBDV-7-1 vaccine, and then it was emulsified with an equal volume of Freund's incomplete adjuvant and used for inoculation.
  • the challenge viruses Classic strains IM and STC, and variant strains E/Del and GLS-5 were obtained from previously acknowledged sources ( Snyder et al (1988a) "Avian Dis.”, 32:527-534; Snyder et al (1992) "Arch. Virol.”, 127:89-101). After intraocular instillation, challenge viruses were titrated in the bursae of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chickens (SPAFAS, Inc., Storrs, Conn.). For strains STC, E/Del and GLS-5, a 100 chick infective fifty percent dose (100 CID 50 ) was determined based on bursa to body weight measurements. One hundred lethal doses (100 LD) of the IM strain were calculated based on mortality at 8 days post-inoculation (PI).
  • SPPF specific-pathogen-free
  • White leghorn SPF chickens were hatched and reared in HEPA filtered isolation units (Monair Anderson, Peachtree City, GA). Eight-week old chickens were prebled, individually wing banded, divided among 10 groups of 15 chicks each and treated as follows. Chickens of groups I-V received no inoculations and served as either negative or positive challenge controls. Chickens of group V-X were inoculated intramuscularly with 0.5 ml of the 1-7 inoculum prepared above from recombinant Baculovirus infected cell lysates. At 3 weeks PI, all chickens were bled and chickens of groups II-IX were challenged with the appropriate IBDV challenge strain by ocular instillation.
  • Bursa weight to body weight ratio was calculated for each chicken as described by Lucio and Hitchner ( Lucio et al (1979) "Avian Dis.”, 23:466-478). Any value for individually challenged chickens falling plus or minus two standard deviation units from the mean of the corresponding control group was scored as a positive indicator of IBDV infection. Opened bursae were fixed by immersion in 10% neutral buffered formalin. Transverse portions of bursae were processed through graded alcohols and xylene, embedded into paraffin, sectioned, stained with hematoxylin-eosin, and examined with a light microscope. Protection against challenge was defined as the absence of any IBDV-induced lesions in the bursa of Fabricius .
  • the Classic D78 strain, as well as the cell culture adapted variant GLS strain of IBDV were grown in primary chicken embryo fibroblast cells and used in virus neutralization (VN) tests to test sera from the vaccine trial essentially as described ( Snyder et al (1988a) "Avian Dis.”, 32:527-534). Serum from the trials was also tested for the presence of anti-IBDV antibody using a commercially available IBDV antibody ELISA kit (Kirkegaard and Perry, Gaithersburg, MD).
  • the antigenic content of the I-7 GLS chimeric IBDV vaccine was assessed in AC-ELISA with a panel of VP2 and VP3 specific Mabs.
  • the relative antigenic mass of each epitope expressed in the I-7 vaccine was compared to previously tested lots of Baculovirus expressed unmodified GLS subunit vaccines ( Vakharia et al (1993) "J. Gen. Virol.”, 74:1201-1206).
  • the status of each Mab defined epitope on the I-7 chimeric vaccine was also compared to the status of those Mab defined epitopes occurring on wild type IBDV challenge viruses used to evaluate the efficacy of the I-7 vaccine.
  • Table 3 shows that antigenic mass levels at the 8, 57, and B29 epitopes for the current I-7 chimeric vaccine were similar to a recently tested unmodified V-IBDV-7-1 GLS subunit vaccine, but approximately 4-fold higher than the original unmodified V-IBDV-7 vaccine.
  • Table 4 shows the results of a cross-protection trial and serological results obtained prior to challenge.
  • Groups II - V served as challenge controls and as indicated by AC-ELISA, bursa to body weight and histological assessments, all non-vaccinated chickens were fully susceptible to virulent IBDV challenge with all strains used.
  • the IM challenge produced lethal disease in one-third of the control group chicks.
  • 8-week old chickens comprising Groups VI - IX were vaccinated once with the GLS chimeric vaccine, and 3-weeks PI all vaccinated chickens were completely protected from challenge by all challenge viruses, including lethal disease produced in controls by the IM strain.
  • Serologically, titers from reciprocal-cross VN tests conducted on prechallenge sera with the D78 and GLS tissue culture viruses were essentially within 2-fold of one another. Mean ELISA titers were relatively low, but were also uniform between the vaccinated groups.
  • V-IBDV-7 GLS vaccine (Table 3) could only induce active antibody levels capable of providing 79% protection against homologous GLS challenge ( Vakharia et al (1993) "J. Gen. Virol.”, 74:1201-1206).
  • the antigenic mass of the original V-IBDV-7 vaccine was increased approximately 4-fold (calculated at the group specific Mab 8 site) and initiated one dose and two dose vaccination cross-challenge trials with the unmodified GLS subunit vaccine designated as V-IBDV-7-1 (Table 3).
  • the chimeric GLS I-7 vaccine which incorporated the Classic B69 neutralization epitope, was evaluated.
  • the I-7 vaccine was formulated such that by AC-ELISA the relative antigenic mass of the I-7 chimeric subunit vaccine was nearly identical to the unmodified V-IBDV-7-1 vaccine previously used (Table 3).
  • Table 4 shows the results of the cross-challenge after a single dose of the I-7 vaccine was administered. Results were similar to those obtained with the unmodified V-IBDV-7-1 vaccine previously used in that protection against the GLS and E/DEL strains was complete.
  • the I-7 vaccine yielded complete protection against pathogenic and lethal challenge by the Classic STC and IM strains respectively. Since the antigenic mass of the GLS and group common epitopes on V-IBDV-7 and I-7 vaccines were carefully equilibrated and equal, it is reasonable to conclude that the comparative increase in efficacy of the I-7 vaccine against challenge with Classic IBDV strains was due solely to the incorporation of the Classic IBDV B69 neutralization epitope in the GLS VP2 protein sequence.
  • the recombinant cDNA and immunogens expressed thereby, of this invention may be confined to the VP2 immunogenic region.
  • it may be sufficient to prepare a cDNA clone encoding epitopic determinants for a base IBDV, e.g., GLS, as well as a second IBDV epitopic determinant, such as D78.
  • Other epitopic determinants, all in the VP2 epitopic determinant region may be incorporated, cloned and expressed as discussed above.
  • virus-like particles are generated by the expression of DNA encoding the VP2-VP4-VP3 structural protein sequences.
  • These virus-like particle immunogens can be separated from the corresponding VP2 only immunogens, both in terms of monoclonal antibody and by conventional separation measures, such as electrophoresis and chromatography.
  • the difference in reactivity with monoclonal antibody strongly indicates, however, that epitopes present in the VP2-VP4-VP3 structural protein sequence-induced virus-like particles are present that are not present in immunogens expressed by the identical VP2 only region. These epitopes are "both linear and conformational" epitopes.
  • Conformational epitopes differ from linear epitopes and are reflected in the conformation, not only in amino acid sequence of the actual virus.
  • inoculation of poultry with a recombinant virus-like particle may provide even superior protection against field challenge from IBDV than inoculation with the immunogens of the VP2 region only. This is due to the spontaneous assembly of all the structural elements of the virus.
  • virus-like particles such as those of Figure 2. These particles have been demonstrated to react with antibodies which do not react similarly with the identical recombinant VP2 immunogen. Thus, the virus-like particles may give rise to higher antibody titers, and/or subtly different (broader) protection when a poultry host is inoculated therewith.
  • the invention herein therefore embraces (1) recombinant VP2 immunogens comprising epitopic determinants of at least two different IBDV strains and (2) virus-like particles of VP2-VP4-VP3 segments wherein the VP2 region again comprises epitopic determinants of at least two different IBDV strain, as well as the nucleotide sequences encoding both 1 and 2, and vaccines embracing the same.
  • genetic epitopic determinants for an IBDV strain can be inserted in the VP2 region of a different, base IBDV genetic sequence, and subsequently used to express an immunogen exhibiting epitopes for both IBDV.
  • the examples above demonstrate the combination of at least three different IBDV epitopic determinants. More can be combined.
  • the resulting vaccine includes an active agent, the expressed immunogen, which provides challenge protection against a broad spectrum of IBDV, rather than prior art virus-based vaccines which give protection against a single strain, or a single family of strains.
  • Figure 7 reflects the amino acid identities for the epitopic determinant region for seven different IBDV. These are not intended to be limiting, but are representative. Desirable recombinant immunogens, both VP2 only and virus-like particle VP2-VP4-VP3 immunogens are made by substituting the genetic epitopic determinants for the varying amino acids at the identified locations in Figure 7 (locations not identified are conserved throughout the IBDV strains). This induces the expression of the inventive immunogens. Clearly, the possible combinations, while large in number, are limited, and may be investigated with routine skill. Representative combinations will tend to reflect combinations of epitopic determinants for dominant IBDV.
  • a E/Del/GLS recombinant may include changes in the E/Del epitopic determinant region at position 213, Asn-Asp, 253 Gln-His and 269 Thr Ser.
  • a DS326/D78 recombinant may include the amino acid, and corresponding nucleotide substitutions at 76Ser-Gly, 249 Lys-Gln, 253 Gln-His and 270 Ala-Thr substitutions.
  • the epitopic determinant region roughly including the region from amino acid 5-433 of the VP2 region, thus constitutes a recombinant "cassette" which may be tailored by site-specific mutagenesis to achieve amino acid insertion and/or deletion to provide desired recombinant cDNA clones, polypeptides, virus-like particles and vaccines with improved protection against a wide variety of IBDV.
  • IBDV infection creates an immunosuppressive condition, and is reflected in lesions in the bursa of Fabricius. This is typical of IBDV countered in the United States.
  • lethal IBDV that is, IBDV infections which results in chicken mortality directly as a result of IBDV infection.
  • vaccines have been developed on the basis of isolation of these IBDV, the resulting vaccines are "hot", that is, they themselves create or induce an immunosuppressive condition, and the inoculated chick must be bolstered with antibodies to other infectious agents. This method of protection is so undesirable as to have been discontinued in most commercial poultry houses in Europe. No adequate safe vaccine against the lethal IBDV is currently available.
  • the inventors have developed a monoclonal antibody, Mab 21, deposited under Budapest Treaty conditions at the American Type Culture Collection, Deposit Accession No. ATCC HB 11566.
  • This monoclonal antibody is specific and neutralizing for lethal IBDV strains. The specificity is reflected in Table 5, which confirms that unlike other monoclonal antibody, Mab 21 is specific for an epitope exhibited only by IBDV strains having lethal potential.
  • passive immunization against IBDV lethal strains particularly designed to achieve immunization in a uniform, standardized level, and to augment any maternally derived levels against lethal IBDV field infection can be obtained by vaccinating one-day old chicks with a vaccine comprising a pharmacologically acceptable carrier such as those described above, in which is present an amount of Mab 21 effective to provide enhanced protection for the inoculated chicks.
  • the necessary level of protection can be conferred to by a single dose of the vaccine administered in ova or to a day-old chick having a Mab 21 concentration of between 1 microgram and 1 milligram, or repeated vaccinations having a smaller effective dose, but carried out over time. If repeated vaccinations are used, the dosage levels should range between 1 microgram and 1 milligram.
  • the concentration level needed to vaccinate older chickens increases with the weight of the bird and can be determined empirically.
  • a chimeric, recombinant immunogen conferring effective protection against lethal IBDV may be prepared by inserting the genetic epitopic determinant for 279 Asp in a non-lethal base IBDV, such as GLS. This will confer protection against the base IBDV, the lethal IBDV, as well as all other IBDV whose genetic epitopic determinants are inserted.
  • Vaccines prepared from these immunogens whether VP2 only, or in the form of virus-like particles of VP2-VP-VP3 segments, are used in the same fashion as discussed above.

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  1. Immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique comprenant la séquence d'acides aminés de la protéine VP2 d'un premier virus de la bursite infectieuse aviaire (IBDV), ou souche d'IBDV de base, sauf pour au moins un acide aminé X, dans lequel X est un déterminant épitopique issu d'une seconde souche d'IBDV ;
       caractérisé en ce que ledit immunogène de nature polypeptidique confère une protection contre une provocation par l'IBDV classique et ses variants, ledit immunogène étant choisi dans le groupe constitué de :
    o un immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique dans lequel la souche d'IBDV de base est l'IBDV GLS et la seconde souche d'IBDV est l'IBDV D78 et dans lequel ledit déterminant épitopique issu de la seconde souche d'IBDV consiste en trois substitutions d'acides aminés dans ledit IBDV GLS au niveau des positions 222, 249 et 254, à savoir respectivement la substitution de Thr par Pro, de Lys par Gln et de Ser par Gly ;
    o un immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique dans lequel la souche d'IBDV de base est l'IBDV GLS et la seconde souche d'IBDV est l'IBDV E/Del et dans lequel ledit déterminant épitopique issu de la seconde souche d'IBDV consiste en cinq substitutions d'acides aminés dans ledit IBDV GLS au niveau des positions 269, 284, 286, 318, 321 et 323, à savoir respectivement la substitution de Ser par Thr, de Thr par Ala, de Thr par Ile, de Gly par Asp, de Glu par Ala et d'Asp par Glu ;
    o un immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique dans lequel la souche d'IBDV de base est l'IBDV GLS et la seconde souche d'IBDV est l'IBDV DS326 et dans lequel ledit déterminant épitopique issu de la seconde souche d'IBDV consiste en quatre substitutions d'acides aminés dans ledit IBDV GLS au niveau des positions 269, 284, 311 et 320, à savoir respectivement la substitution de Ser par Thr, de Thr par Ala, de Glu par Lys et de Gln par Leu ;
    o un immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique dans lequel la souche d'IBDV de base est l'IBDV E/Del et la seconde souche d'IBDV est l'IBDV GLS et dans lequel ledit déterminant épitopique issu de la seconde souche d'IBDV consiste en trois substitutions d'acides aminés dans ledit IBDV E/Del au niveau des positions 213, 253 et 269, à savoir respectivement la substitution de Asn par Asp, de Gln par His et de Thr par Ser ;
    o un immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique dans lequel la souche d'IBDV de base est l'IBDV DS326 et la seconde souche d'IBDV est l'IBDV D78 et dans lequel ledit déterminant épitopique issu de la seconde souche d'IBDV consiste en quatre substitutions d'acides aminés dans ledit IBDV DS326 au niveau des positions 76, 249, 253 et 270, à savoir respectivement la substitution de Ser par Gly, de Lys par Gln, de Gln par His et d'Ala par Thr.
  2. Vaccin conférant aux volailles une protection contre l'IBDV, comprenant un immunogène chimère de nature polypeptidique selon la revendication 1 et un excipient acceptable sur le plan pharmacologique.
  3. ADNc chimère qui, lorsqu'il est fonctionnellement inséré en tant qu'ADN hétérologue dans l'ADN d'un hôte d'expression, code pour l'immunogène de la revendication 1.
  4. Véhicule de transfection pour l'infection d'un hôte d'expression, comprenant l'ADNc de la revendication 3 comme fonctionnellement lié à l'ADN du baculovirus, du virus de la variole aviaire (fowlpox), de l'herpès virus de la dinde ou de l'adénovirus.
  5. Véhicule d'expression pour l'expression de l'immunogène de la revendication 1, comprenant un hôte d'expression choisi dans le groupe constitué des cellules SF9, des fibroblastes d'embryon de poulet, des cellules rénales d'embryon de poulet et des cellules Vero, transfecté avec le véhicule de la revendication 4.
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